Mason Gorham was at it again on both ends of the floor Monday night and Haddam-Killingworth won its third straight to rise above .500 in the Shoreline Conference standings.
The sophomore guard matched his career high of 33 points and grabbed 13 rebounds as the Cougars defeated host Westbrook 60-43.
H-K (5-4) has won four of its last five after a 1-3 start to the season. Gorham was 9 of 21 from the field and matched his career-high set last season against Morgan.
“I know Mason has been scoring, but I think we are playing like a team more than ever before,” Cougars coach Jim Abbott said. “Everyone is being productive, whether it is scoring or defense or sharing the ball. It has been fun to watch.”
Tate Callender contributed 8 points for the Cougars, who pulled away by outscoring Westbrook (0-9) 19-9 in the third quarter, with Gorham scoring 10 points.
Brenden Engels led the Knights with 12 points.
Elsewhere in the Shoreline on Monday, unbeaten Morgan won for the ninth time and moved closer to securing the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament. H-K is among several jockeying to secure a top-four seed, which would clinch a bye into the quarterfinal round. Cromwell, Old Lyme and Portland are 6-3.
HADDAM-KILLINGWORTH (5-4)
Alec Erskine 2 0-2 5, Chase O’Linn 2 0-0 4, Tate Callender 3 1-1 8, Mason Gorham 12 6-8 33, Tony Gambanis 1 2-3 4, Callen Powers 2 0-0 6. Totals: 22 9-12 60.
WESTBROOK (0-9)
Bran Naccarato 4 0-0 9, Brenden Engels 5 0-0 12, Ryan Engels 1 1-2 3, Jack Naccarato 4 1-1 10, Joey Caslin 3 0-0 7, Evan McIntyre 1 0-0 2. Totals: 18 2-3 43.
Score By Quarters
HK 15 15 19 11–60
W 10 13 9 11–43
3-Pointers: HK–Gorham 3, Powers 2, Callender 1, Erskine 1; W–Engels 2, B. Naccarato 1, J. Naccarato 1, Caslin 1.
Old Lyme 67, Valley Regional 57 (OT)
OLD LYME (6-3)
Colbe Andrews 4 13-15 23, Nick Cox 2 1-1 5, Jacob Ritchie 3 4-6 13, Frank Sablone 3 3-4 10, Calvin Monte 1 1-4 3, Mav Swaney 5 3-5 13. Totals: 18 25-35 67.
VALLEY REGIONAL (5-4)
Simon Partyka 3 1-5 9, Brayden Shea 1 1-2 3, James Marsden 8 4-4 23, Saagar Patel 6 4-6 16, Kyle Montecalvo 2 0-0 6. Totals: 20 10-17 57.
Score By Quarters
OL 7 13 12 17 18–67
VR 11 9 16 13 8–57
3-Pointers: OL–Ritchie 3, Andrews 2, Sablone 1; VR–Marsden 3, Partyka 2, Montecalvo 2.
Of note: Marsden had 18 rebounds and 3 steals for the Warriors.
Cromwell 53, Old Saybrook 36
CROMWELL (6-3)
James Grodzicki 3 3-4 9, Zykarie Wilborn 2 1-2 5, Justin Valentin 3 1-2 10, Michael Morgan 7 7-8 22, JJ Fehan 2 0-0 5. Totals: 17 12-16 53.
OLD SAYBROOK (5-4)
Ben Yost 0 0-0 0, Riley Lawson 1 0-0 2, Ryan Stratton 9 0-0 21, Peter Waida 1 0-1 2, Auggie Albert 2 1-1 5, Aaron Tolve 1 3-3 6. Totals: 14 4-5 36.
Score By Quarters
C 9 13 10 21–53
OS 14 2 15 5–36
3-Pointers: C–Valentin 3, Morgan 1, Fehan 1; OS–Stratton 3, Tolve 1.
Morgan 68, Coginchaug 50
COGINCHAUG (1-8)
Tyler Garretson 4 5-6 13, A.J. DeFilio 10 0 26, Terry Murphy 4 0 8, Jayson Penney 1 0 3. Totals: 19 5-6 50.
MORGAN (9-0)
Zach Johnson 7 6-7 21, Jason Cohen 2 0-0 6, Alex Fratamico 4 3-3 12, Rob Zirlis 5 0-0 10, Connor Duffy 2 0-0 4, Cam Carlson 1 0-0 2, Mason Smith 3 0-0 6, Cooper Galdenzi 3 1-1 7. Totals: 27 10-11 68.
Score By Quarters
C 12 9 16 13–50
M 21 16 16 15–68
3-Pointers: C–DeFilio 6, Penney 1; M–Cohen 2, Fratamico 1, Johnson 1.
East Hampton 51, Portland 35
PORTLAND (6-3)
Cody Daggett 1 3 6, TJ Reddington 0 0 0, Mason Piersall 3 3 9, Noah Charpentier 2 1 5, Cam Latronica 2 0 4, Luke Francesco 0 0 0, Eli Evison 4 0 8, Chris Vargas 0 0 0, Austin Vess 1 0 3. Totals 13 7 35.
EAST HAMPTON (5-4)
Ted Zhao 5 2 14, Dan Cascio 2 0 4, Grant Arcidiacono 0 3 3, Jack Blakey 4 0 8, Nate Ireland 8 3 19, Drew DiStefano 0 0 0, Chris Progano 1 1 3, Ethan Palma 0 0 0, Darren Way 0 0 0. Totals 20 9 51.
Score By Quarters
P 11 6 8 10–35
EH 11 15 15 10–51
3-Pointers: P–Daggett 1, Vess 1; EH–Zhao 2.
Hale-Ray 70, North Branford 41
NORTH BRANFORD (0-9)
Ben Stegina 3 2 9, John Onofrio 4 0 11, Jake Meehan 5 2 12, Zac Abbagnaro 3 0 7, Jake Saldutti 1 0 2. Totals: 16 4 41.
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HALE-RAY (5-4)
Matt Conroy 1 2 5, Loudon Chupas 12 1 26, Mamush Ciccarello 6 2 16, Braden Lankrage 1 0 3, Ross Kulaga 2 0 4, Miles Gagne 6 0 12, Drew Conroy 1 0 2, Nate Matetich 1 0 2. Totals: 30 5 70.
Score By Quarters
NB 16 5 10 10–41
HR 20 13 17 20–70
3-Pointers: NB–Onofrio 3, Abbagnaro 1, Stegina 1; HR–Ciccarello 2, Chupas 1, Conroy 1, Lankrage 1.